Container

ABSTRACT

A container includes an upper opening portion, a holder, which is placed in the container, for holding at least one medical device, and a gas non-permeable film for sealing the opening portion. The holder includes a basal plate portion having a plate shape, a plurality of tubular portions protruding downwardly from the basal plate portion, a plurality of stays formed around each of the plurality of tubular portions and connecting another of the plurality of tubular portions, and a support rod protruding downwardly from the basal plate portion and having a length longer than the plurality of tubular portions. The support rod is arranged such that a medical device housed in each of the plurality of tubular portions is not adapted to contact a bottom surface of the container, or another holder adjacent to the holder when the holder and the another holder are stacked.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is a divisional application of Ser. No.16/095,812 filed on Oct. 23, 2018, which is National Phase ofInternational Application No. PCT/JP2017/016902 filed Apr. 28, 2017, andclaims priority from Japanese Application No. 2016-090235, filed Apr.28, 2016, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by referenceherein in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a container for a medical device whichhouses a holder for holding a medical device, which can be sterilizedand transferred in a sterilized condition.

BACKGROUND ART

Because a medical device is required to be sterilized, the medicaldevice is stored in a packaging body for sterilization and asterilization process is conducted by steam, electron beam, radial ray,plasma, ethylene oxide gas, etc. Such a packaging body for sterilizationis constituted to be packaged by a gas permeable base material, e.g.,paper or no-woven cloth which passes gas like steam or ethylene oxidegas and blocks bacteria, and an article to be sterilized is enclosed inthe packaging body and a sterilization process is applied.

For example, US2004/0022674A1 (Patent Document 1) proposed a containerfor a medical device which can be sterilized or transferred in asterilized condition.

PRIOR ART LITERATURES Patent Literatures

Patent Literature 1: American Unexamined Patent Application PublicationNo. US2004/0022674A1

Patent Literature 2: Japanese Registered Patent Publication No. 5412275

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION Problems to be Resolved by the Invention

The container for a medical device shown in Patent Document 1 isconstituted by forming an opening at the top portion, mounting a holderin the container for holding a medical device, holding the medicaldevice in the holder, sealing the opening by a cover which is gaspermeable and bacteria non-permeable and wrap-packaging the entiresealed container.

The container for a medical device shown in Patent Document 1 isdelivered to a pharmaceutical company or a medical institution aftersterilization, however, in general, it takes a lot of trouble because itrequires operations for removing the wrap package under a sterilizationenvironment and then removing the cover which seals the opening portionof the container in order to utilize the medial device at the deliveredsite. Especially, when a medical agent is filled in the medical deviceusing a filling machine by an automated process, it was not easy toremove the wrap package in such a process.

Therefore, the task of the present invention is to provide a containerfor a medical device which can significantly reduce labor hour forremoving the seal at a delivered site, e.g., a pharmaceutical company ora medical institution by making the removal of the package easier.Furthermore, the task of the present invention is to provide a containerfor a medical device which enables an easy removal of the package evenduring an automated process in a filling machine for filling a medicalagent in the medical device.

The inventor of the present invention studied hard to resolve theabove-mentioned problem. Consequently, the following invention was made.

(1) A container having an opening portion at its top portion and housinga holder for holding at least one medical device, wherein the openingportion is sealed by a gas non-permeable film.

(2) A container described in (1), wherein the container, the medialdevice, holder and the gas non-permeable film are sterilized.

(3) A container described in (1) or (2), wherein the gas non-permeablecomprises a sterilizable film which can be sterilized by gas, steam orradial ray and a gas non-permeable film, and the sterilizable film ispositioned on the side contacting the container.

(4) A container described in either one of (1) through (3), wherein thespace between the sterilizable film and the gas non-permeable film issterilized.

Means for Solving the Problems

In a container for a medical device according the present invention, itis possible to significantly reduce the labor hour for removing a sealat a delivered site like a pharmaceutical company or a medicalinstitution by removing a package easily. Furthermore, it is possible toremove a package easily during an automated process in a filling machinefor filling a medical agent in the medical device.

Additionally, in a container for a medical device according the presentinvention, it becomes unnecessary to sterilize the medical device againat a delivered site of the medical device which is housed in thecontainer.

By this arrangement, it is possible to efficiently fill a medical agentduring an automated filling process for filling the medical agent in amedical device like a vial, and additionally it is possible to easilyperform an automatic capping of a rubber plug to a medical device like avial after the medical agent filling. Furthermore, during asterilization of the outer side of the container by a sterilization gas,the medical device and its holder in the container are not exposed togas because the sterilization gas does not go into the container withthe aid of the gas non-permeable film.

It is also possible to deliver the container to a user in a conditionwhere the outer side of the container is sterilized when the entirecontainer is covered by a gas non-permeable film.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the embodiment 1 of the entirecontainer for a medical device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2(A) shows a perspective view of the container body for a medicaldevice shown in FIG. 1 ; and FIG. 2(B) shows a front view of thecontainer body for a medical device shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3(A) shows a perspective view of a holder which is housed in thecontainer for a medical device shown in FIG. 1 ; FIG. 3(B) shows a planview of the holder shown in FIG. 3(A), and FIG. 3(C) shows a front viewof the holder shown in FIG. 3(A).

FIG. 4(A) shows an enlarged cross-section view of a tubular portion ofthe holder shown in FIGS. 3(A); and FIG. 4(B) shows an explanatorydiagram of a condition where a piston is held in FIG. 4(A).

FIGS. 5(A)(a), 5(A)(b), 5(B)(a), 5(B)(b), 5(C)(a), 5(C)(b), 5(D)(a), and5(D)(b) show examples of side support rods which are mounted on theholder shown in FIGS. 4(A) and 4(B); in each drawing, FIGS. 5(A)(a),5(B)(a), 5(C)(a), and 5(D)(a) show a side view and FIGS. 5(A)(b),5(B)(b), 5(C)(b), and 5(D)(b) show a bottom view.

FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b) show examples of center support rods which aremounted on the holder shown in FIGS. 3(A), 3(B), and 3(C); FIG. 6(a)shows a side view and FIG. 6(b) shows a bottom view.

FIG. 7 shows a side view of a condition where the holders shown in FIGS.3(A), 3(B), and 3(C) are stacked and housed in the container shown inFIG. 1 .

FIG. 8(A) shows a perspective view (a condition where the bottom turnsup) of the embodiment 2 of a holder which is housed in the container fora medical device shown in FIG. 1 ; and FIG. 8(B) shows a plan view ofthe holder shown in FIG. 8(A).

FIG. 9(A) shows an enlarged perspective view of the holder shown inFIGS. 8(A) and 8(B); FIG. 9(B) shows an enlarged cross-section view ofthe holders shown in FIGS. 8(A) and 8(B); and FIG. 9(C) shows a frontview of a cap (medical device) which is held by the holder.

FIG. 10 shows a perspective view of the embodiment 3 of a holder whichis housed in the container for a medical device shown in FIG. 1

FIG. 11(A) shows a partial enlarged view of the holder shown in FIG. 10; and FIG. 11(B) shows an enlarged cross-section view of a conditionwhere a vial is held by the holder shown in FIG. 11(A).

FIG. 12(A) shows a plan view of the embodiment 4 of a holder which ishoused in the container for a medical device shown in FIG. 1 ; and FIG.12(B) shows a front view of the holder shown in FIG. 12(A).

FIG. 13 shows an enlarged cross-section view of a condition where asyringe is held by the holders shown in FIGS. 12(A) and 12(B).

FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of the embodiment 4 of the containerfor a medical device according to the present invention.

MODE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE INVENTION Embodiment 1

FIGS. 1 through 7 show the embodiment 1 of a medical device container 1according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 through 3 (C)and 7, the medical device container 1 according to the embodiment 1comprises a container body 2 having an opening at the top portion, amedical device holder 4 which is housed in the container body 2 and agas non-permeable film 3 for sealing the opening portion at the topportion of the container body 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 (A) and 2(B), the container body 2 is formedin a basket (box) shape having a nearly rectangular planer shape, andcomprises a circular flange portion 22 which is formed at the openingportion of the top portion to extend circularly and outward and anuneven portion 23 which is formed circularly at a position which islower than the circular flange portion 22 by a predetermined lengthtoward the bottom. The planer shape of the container body 2 may be apolygonal shape, a circular shape or an oval shape, other than thenearly rectangular shape shown in the drawing. The container body 2 isformed by synthetic resin, metal or various composites of thesematerials.

The gas non-permeable film 3 seals the circular flange portion 22 of thecontainer body 2 such that they are peelable by heat welding and thelike, and then seals the opening portion at the top portion of thecontainer body 2. It is preferable that the gas non-permeable film 3comprises a gas non-permeable film which blocks gas, steam, bacteria,etc., and a sterilizable film which is positioned and stacked on theside contacting the container body 2. It is also possible to seal theopening portion by sealing the circular flange portion 22 of thecontainer body 2 with the sterilizable film by heat welding and the likesuch that they are peelable, covering the entire container by the gasnon-permeable film 3 and then packaging the container body 2 byvacuuming. The sterilizable film passes gaseous matter for sterilizationlike gas, steam or the like, but does not pass bacteria, and is formedby filaments of high density polyethirene or other polymers, forexample.

It is possible to use “Tyvek” (Registered Trademark) made by DuPont as asterilizable film and a film made of polyvinylidene chloride, highdensity polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate or the like as the gasnon-permeable film.

The medical device holder 4 is placed alone inside the container body 2or plural medical device holders 4 are stacked and placed in thecontainer body 2 as shown in FIG. 7 to house the medical device holder 4in the container body 2. As shown in FIGS. 3(A) and 3(B), the holder 4comprises a plate-like basal plate portion 41 and plural tubularportions 42 protruding downward from the basal plate portion 41. Theshape of the basal plate portion 41 may be nearly rectangular as shownin the drawing, circular, oval or polygonal. The number of tubularportion 42 and the distance between neighboring tubular portions 42 arenot limited specifically, however it is preferable to place theneighboring tubular portions 42 at nearly equal intervals. By thisarrangement, it is possible not only to place a large number of tubularportions 42 but also to prevent neighboring medical devices fromcontacting each other even when elongated medical devices are housed inthe tubular portions 42. The tubular portion 42 has a top end openingportion 44 which opens on the side of the basal plate portion 41 and abottom end opening portion 43 which opens downward, and the top endopening portion 44 and the bottom end opening portion 43 arecommunicated.

As shown in FIGS. 4(A) and 4(B), a circular convex portion 48 is formedat an upper position from the bottom end by a predetermined length onthe inner surface of the tubular portion 42. For example, when a piston61 as a medical device is housed in the tubular portion 42, the piston61 is kept in a hanged condition by the circular convex portion 48 toprevent the piston 61 from passing the circular convex portion 48. Thecircular convex portion 48 may be continuously or intermittentlycircular. The inner surface of the tubular portion 42 may have a taperedshape which has a diameter decreases upward or downward along thetubular portion 42. The circular convex portion 48 may be formed to makethe inner diameter of the portion for a predetermined length from thebottom end (the portion which is lower than the circular convex portion48) smaller than the inner diameter of the holder 4 at the top endopening portion.

FIG. 4(B) shows a condition where the piston 61 is inserted from the topend opening portion of the tubular portion 42, a first rib (formed at aposition nearer to the tip) 611 passes the circular convex portion 48, asecond rib 612 does not pass the circular convex portion 48 and is heldat the circular convex portion 48, and the piston 61 is kept hanging.

As shown in FIGS. 3(A), 3(B), and 3(C), a side support rod 45 is formedin the peripheral portion of the holder 4 by protruding downward fromthe basal plate portion 41, and a center support rod 46 is formed in thecenter portion of the holder 4 by protruding downward from the basalplate portion 41, The side support rod 45 and the center support rod 46are longer than the tubular portion 42 so that a medical device (notshown in the drawings) housed in the tubular portion 42 contacts neitherthe bottom surface of the container body 2 nor water on the bottomsurface, and does not contact neighboring holders 4 when the holders 4are stacked.

As shown in FIGS. 5(A)(a), 5(A)(b), 5(B)(a), 5(B)(b), 5(C)(a), 5(C)(b),5(D)(a), and 5(D)(b), the side support rod 45 comprises a base portion451 which extends from the basal plate portion 41 by a predeterminedlength and a connecting support rod portion 452 from the base portion451 to the tip, and the base portion 451 has a connecting hole 47forming a recess (a recess for housing the tip of the connecting supportrod portion 452 of the side supporting rod 45 of a holder 4 which ispositioned above, when multiple holders 4 are stacked) which extendsfrom the side of the basal plate portion 41 toward the side of theconnecting support rod portion 452. The base portion 451 may have acircular cylinder shape, an elliptic cylinder shape or a rectangularcylinder.

As shown in the examples of FIGS. 5(A)(a), 5(A)(b), 5(B)(a) and 5(B)(b),the connecting support rod portion 452 may be a rectangular cylinderhaving a crisscross cross-section shape or a rectangular cylinder havinga cross-section shape extending radially in three directions. As shownin the example of FIGS. 5(C)(a) and 5(C)(b), the connecting support rodportion 452 may have a circular cylinder shape from the base portion 451for a predetermined length and may have a nearly circular cone shapefrom the end of the circular cylindrical portion to the tip. Theconnecting support rod portion 452 also may have a circular cone shapefrom the base portion 451 to the tip. The base portion 451 may be acombination of a rectangular cylinder and a pyramid.

As shown in the example of FIGS. 5(D)(a) and 5(D)(b), the connectingsupport rod portion 452 has a circular cylinder shape from the baseportion 451 for a predetermined length, and has three poles which arethinner than the diameter of the circular cylindrical portion from thecircular cylindrical portion to the tip. The connecting support rodportion 452 may be formed by poles from the base portion 451 to the tip,and the number of poles may be one or more. By this arrangement, it ispossible to conduct an effective sterilization by coating the entirestructure with a sterilization fluid during a sterilization process.

As shown in FIGS. 3(A), 3(B), and 3(C), the center support rods 46 arepositioned in the center portion of the holder 4, and the number of thecenter support rods is two in this example, however it may be one, threeor more. The center support rod 46 may have a shape which is same as theshape of the side support rod 45. As shown in the example of FIGS. 6(a)and 6(b), the center support rod 46 may have a shape of a rectangularcylinder having a crisscross cross-section shape from the basal plateportion 41 to the tip, or a rectangular cylinder, a circular cylinder oran elliptic cylinder having a cross-sectional shape extending radiallyin three directions (when the center support rod 46 has a shape shown inthe example of FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b), it is not necessary to form thecommunicating hole 47).

It is preferable to mold integrally the basal plate portion 41, thetubular portion 42, the side support rod 45 and the center support rod46. By the integral molding, it is possible to avoid residual bacteriaissues in the joint gap between these members.

When the holders 4 are stacked, the tip of the connecting support rodportion 452 of the side support rod 45 of a holder 4 is inserted in theconnecting hole 47 on the base end portion of the side support rod 45 ofanother holder 4 which is already installed (a similar operation isconducted when the center support rod 46 has a structure having aconnecting hole 47). By repeating this operation, the stackedarrangement shown in FIG. 7 is obtained. By using such a structure, itis possible to reduce the contact area between the tip surface of theside support rod 45 or the center support rod 46 of the holder 4 and thecontainer bottom portion 21 or the connecting hole 47, and thereby itbecomes possible to conduct a sufficient sterilization of the contactportions. It is also possible to conduct an assured sterilization bysuch a structure of the holder 4 even when the holders 4 are stacked,and thereby it is possible to conduct a sterilization of a large numberof medical devices at one time.

Embodiment 2

In a medical device container 1 according to the embodiment 2, theholder 4 in the medical device container 1 according to the embodiment 1is replaced by a holder 4 shown in FIGS. 8(A), 8(B), FIGS. 9(A), 9(B),and 9(C), and the other elements are constituted identical to those inthe medical device container 1 according to the embodiment 1.

As shown in FIGS. 8(A) and 8(B) and FIGS. 9(A) and 9(B), the medicaldevice holder 4 to be housed in the container body 2 comprises aplate-like basal plate portion 41 and plural tubular portions 42protruding downward from the basal plate portion 41. In the embodiment2, as shown in FIG. 8(A), FIGS. 9(A) and 9(B), plate-like stays 49 areformed to extend from the outside surface of a tubular portion 42 to theoutside surface of the neighboring tubular portions 42. A circularflange portion 421 is formed at the base end portion (the side of thebasal plate 41) to extend in an inward radial direction from the innersurface of the tubular portion 42.

As shown in FIGS. 9(A) and 9(B), a locking projection 50 protrudingdownward is formed in the circumference of the tubular portion 42. Thelocking projection 50 is constituted by a columnar leg portion 502 and alocking claw 501 which protrudes toward the tubular portion 42. In thisexample, three locking projections 50 are formed in the circumference ofeach tubular portion 42, however the number of the locking projections50 is not limited to three and it may be two, four or more. A nearlyrectangular pass-through slot 51 is formed between the base end portionof the locking projection 50 and the tubular portion 42. The shape ofthe pass-through slot 51 is not limited to the shape shown in thedrawing, and it may be triangle, oval, circular or polygonal. Theposition of the pass-through slot 51 is not limited to the area betweenthe base end portion of the locking projection 50 and the tubularportion 42, and it may be a neighborhood of the tubular portion 42. Byforming the pass-through slot 51, a sterilization fluid coats theinterior portion of the container according the present invention. Theother part is identical to that of the holder 4 according to theembodiment 1.

By having the structure of the holder 4 shown in FIGS. 8(A), 8(B), 9(A),9(B), and 9(C), even when the holders 4 are stacked, it is possible toconduct an assured sterilization and it is possible to sterilize a largenumber of medical devices at one time.

By referring to FIGS. 9(A), 9(B), and 9(C), a way of housing a cap 62 asone example of medical devices in the holder 4 will be explained. Arubber plug (not shown in the drawing) is fitted in the opening portionof a medicine container or the like. The cap 62 is used to cover therubber plug in order to prevent the rubber plug from desorbing. The cap62 comprises a top panel 621 and a skirt 622 which protrudes tubularlyfrom the rear side of the top panel 621. The cap 62 is moved the openend of the skirt 622 to face the tubular portion 42, the outer edge ofthe open end of the skirt 622 contacts the locking claw 501 of thelocking projection 50, the locking projection 50 deforms elasticallywhen the cap 62 is further compressed, and then the skirt 622 passesthrough the locking claw 501. The open end of the cap 62 contacts thecircular flange portion 421 of the tubular portion 42, and the open endof the skirt 622 is housed inside of the tubular portion 42. At the sametime, the top panel 621 passes the locking claw 501, the lockingprojection 50 returns elastically, the locking claw 501 covers the upperpart of the top panel, and then the cap 62 is housed and kept in theholder 4. The holder 4 is suitable to keep a rubber plug (not shown inthe drawing) which is to seal the opening of a medicine container or thelike. It is also suitable to keep the cap 62 incorporating a rubberplug.

Embodiment 3

In a medical device container 1 according to the embodiment 3, theholder 4 in the medical device container 1 of the above-mentionedembodiment 1 is replaced by a holder 4 shown in FIG. 10 and FIGS. 11(A)and 11(B), and other elements are identical to those in the medicaldevice container 1 of the embodiment 1.

As shown in FIG. 10 and FIGS. 11(A) and 11(B), a circular convex portion48 is formed on the inner surface of the lower end portion of thetubular portion 42.

Plural plate-like pads 423 each having a nearly rectangularcross-section shape on the inner surface of the tubular portion 42.Although four pads 423 are positioned at equal spaces in FIGS. 11(A) and11(B), it is not limited to this arrangement and the number of the pads423 may be two or more and they may be positioned at unequal spaces. Thecross-section shape may be rectangular, circular, oval or polygonal. Theshape of the pad 423 is not limited to plate-like, and it may have apredetermined thickness like a dome shape. Plural air holes 424 areformed at the tubular portion 42. The shape of the air hole 424 may benearly rectangular, circular, oval or polygonal, and it is preferable tomake the air hole communicate with the basal plate portion 41. Itenables to cover the structure efficiently by a sterilization fluid.Other elements are identical to those of the holder 4 according to theembodiment 1. By having such a structure of the holder 4, even when theholders 4 are stacked, it is possible to conduct an assuredsterilization process and it is possible to conduct a sterilization of alarge number of medical devices at one time,

The holder 4 is especially suitable to hold a medical device like a vial63. It is possible to prevent the vial 63 from wobbling by the pads 423,and it is also possible to cover the vial 63 with a sterilization fluidby keeping a gap between the vial 63 and the tubular portion 42. The airholes 424 functions to cover the vial 63 efficiently with asterilization fluid.

A way for housing the vial 63 as one example of a medical device in theholder 4 shown in FIG. 10 and FIGS. 11(A) and 11(B) will be explained.The vial 63 is housed and kept in the holder 4 by inserting the bottomof the vial 63 in the opening portion (the side of the basal plateportion 41) which is positioned above the tubular portion 42, contactingthe circumferential portion of the bottom surface of the vial 63 withthe circular convex portion 48 and contacting the side surface of thevial 63 with the pad 423.

Embodiment 4

In a medical device container 1 according to the embodiment 4, theholder 4 in the medical device container 1 according to theabove-mentioned embodiment 1 is replaced by a holder 4 shown in FIGS.12(A) and 12(B), the container body 2 shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2(A) and2(B) is replaced by a container 2 shown in FIG. 14 , and other elementsare identical to those in the medical device container 1 according tothe embodiment 1.

As shown in FIGS. 12(A) and 12(B) and FIG. 13 , the medical deviceholder 4 to be housed in the container body 2 comprises a plate-likebasal plate portion 41 and plural tubular portions 42 protruding upwardfrom the basal plate portion 41. A plate-like stay 49 is positionedbetween the neighboring tubular portions 42. A side support rod 45 and acenter support rod 46 are longer than those in the embodiment 1. In thisembodiment, they are constituted to house a medical device like asyringe 64.

As shown in FIG. 14 , the container body 2 has a geometry which isdeeper (higher) than that in the embodiment 1. In this embodiment, thecontainer body 2 is constituted to house an elongated medical devicelike a syringe 64. Other structures are identical to those of the holder4 in the embodiment 1. By having such a configuration of the holder 4,even when the holders 4 are stacked, it is possible to conduct anassured sterilization process and it is also possible to conduct asterilization of a large number of medical devices at one time.

A way of housing the syringe 64 as one example of medical devices in theholder 4 shown in FIGS. 12(A) through 14 will be explained. The syringe64 comprises a nearly tubular syringe body 641 and a flange 642 formedat the base end portion. The flange 642 is a torus-shape disk portionformed to extend in a radial direction from the entire back-endperiphery of the syringe body 641. When the tip of the syringe 64 isinserted into the upper opening portion of the tubular portion 42, thetorus-shape disk portion of the flange 642 of the syringe 64 contactswith the top end of the tubular portion 42, and the syringe 64 is keptbeing hung.

As described above, each holder 4 shown in the embodiments 1 through 4can be stacked by using holders 4 having not only a same shape but alsooptionally selected different shapes. For example, the holder 4 shown inthe embodiment 2 (FIGS. 8(A) and 8(B)) may be stacked above the holder 4shown in the embodiment 1 (FIGS. 3(A), 3(B), and 3(C)), and the holder 4shown in the embodiment 3 (FIG. 10 ) may be stacked above the holder 4shown in the embodiment 2.

The container 1 according to the present invention may house not only asame type of medical devices like pistons only or vials only but also acombination of different types of medical devices like a combination ofvials and caps or a combination of syringes and pistons.

The container 1 according to the present invention may house not only asame type of medical devices like pistons only or vials only but also acombination of different types of medical devices like a combination ofvials and caps or a combination of syringes and pistons.

The medical device container 1 according to the present invention can beproduced as described below, however the process is not limited to thefollowing. First, medical devices are placed in a holder 4, the holder 4is housed in a container body 2, the opening portion of the containerbody 2 is sealed by a sterilizable film, and it is sterilized in asterilization equipment. Then, under a clean environment, thesterilizable film is covered and sealed by a sterilized gasnon-permeable film 3. The medical device container 1 produced in thisway is delivered to pharmaceutical companies or medical institutionsafter sterilizing the outside surface of the medical device container 1in a sterilization equipment and then packaging it.

EXPLANATION OF REFERENCES

-   -   1 medical device container    -   2 container body    -   21 container bottom portion    -   22 circular flange portion    -   23 uneven portion    -   3 gas non-permeable film    -   4 holder    -   41 basal plate portion    -   42 tubular portion    -   421 circular flange portion of tubular portion    -   423 pad    -   424 air hole    -   43 bottom end opening portion    -   44 top end opening portion    -   45 side support rod    -   451 base portion    -   452 connecting support rod portion    -   46 center support rod    -   47 connecting hole    -   48 circular convex portion    -   49 stay    -   50 locking projection    -   501 locking claw    -   502 leg portion    -   51 pass-through slot    -   61 piston    -   62 cap    -   621 top plate    -   622 skirt    -   623 rubber plug    -   63 vial    -   64 syringe    -   641 syringe body    -   642 flange

The invention claimed is:
 1. A container, comprising an upper openingportion; a holder, which is placed in the container, for holding atleast one medical device, including a basal plate portion having a plateshape, a plurality of tubular portions protruding downwardly from thebasal plate portion, a plurality of stays formed around each of theplurality of tubular portions and connecting another of the plurality oftubular portions, and a support rod protruding downwardly from the basalplate portion and having a length longer than the plurality of tubularportions, the support rod being arranged such that a medical devicehoused in each of the plurality of tubular portions is not adapted tocontact a bottom surface of the container, or another holder adjacent tothe holder when the holder and the another holder are stacked; and a gasnon-permeable film for sealing the opening portion.
 2. A containeraccording to claim 1, wherein the gas non-permeable film includes asterilizable film which is sterilizable by gas, steam or radial ray, andthe sterilizable film is positioned on a side of contacting thecontainer.
 3. A container according to claim 1, comprising: wherein thesupport rod includes a base portion formed on the basal plate portion, aconnecting support rod portion extending from the base portion in adirection apart from the basal plate portion, and a connecting holerecessed from the basal plate in the base portion.
 4. A container,comprising: an upper opening portion; a holder and another holderstacked on the holder, the holder being placed in the container, forholding at least one medical device, including a basal plate portionhaving a plate shape, a plurality of tubular portions protrudingdownwardly from the basal plate portion, a plurality of stays formedaround each of the plurality of tubular portions and connecting anotherof the plurality of tubular portions, and a support rod protrudingdownwardly from the basal plate portion and having a length longer thanthe plurality of tubular portions, the support rod being arranged suchthat a medical device housed in each of the plurality of tubularportions is not adapted to contact a bottom surface of the container, orthe another holder adjacent to the holder when the holder and theanother holder are stacked; and a gas non-permeable film for sealing theopening portion, wherein the support rod includes a base portion formedon the basal plate portion, a connecting support rod portion extendingfrom the base portion in a direction apart from the basal plate portion,and a connecting hole recessed from the basal plate in the base portion,wherein a connecting support rod portion of the another holder has arectangular cylinder portion having a crisscross shape in across-section thereof, and the another holder is arranged such that therectangular cylinder portion is inserted into the connection hole of theholder to conduct an effective sterilization, and each of the holder andthe another holder further includes another supporting rod having alength longer than the plurality of tubular portions, and the supportingrod of each of the holder and the another holder is arranged at a centerportion thereof and the another supporting rod of each of the holder andthe another holder is arranged at a side portion thereof.